Amman vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$2457
🏠 One person rent
$398
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$2256
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
64
40
😀 Quality of life
71
78
🏙️ Population
4.01M
903K

The cost of living in Amman is 0.1% more expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 5492nd and 5502nd ($1009 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Jordan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Jordan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 2.2 months in Dammam. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3561st and 1077th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$34.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$54.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
4.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$1114
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$40.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$7.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$2.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$7.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$3.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$418
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$8640

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$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$908
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1230
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1237
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$873
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1201
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$930
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$1770
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$1849
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$453
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$477
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$503
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1454
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1627
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$530
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$730
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$553
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$529
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$726
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$483
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$549
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$542
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$463
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$719
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$889
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2514
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1419
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2521
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$571
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$459
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$967
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$517